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-Thursday, August 25, 1966
Quayle Poll Sees
Arna 11 Runoff
Ry CHARLES POU
Atlanta Journal Political Editor
Former Gov. Ellis Arnall has a sizable lead ov*r all of hi"
Democratic opponents -but faces a runoff, according to a new
survey by the Oliver Quayle organization, one of the nation s
most respected political nollina firms. v
Reliable sources say this is
the current lineup for the six
Democratic candidates, in a
statewide voter - sampling by
Quayle:
Arnall, 43 per cent; Lester
Maddox, 20 per cent; James
Gray, 19 per cent; Garland
Byrd, 9 per cent; Jimmy Car
ter, 7 per cent, and Hoke 0 Kel
ley, 2 per cent.
The same survey showed Rep.
Howard (Bo) Callaway, the Re
publican candidate, winning
against any of his Democratic
opponents. There were no per
centages immediately available
on individual rankings, although
it was indicated Arnall fared
better than did the others.
IT ALSO was reported that
Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer led
House Speaker George T. Smith
by about two to one in the race
for Geer’s office.
One Arnall lieutenant, told
about the reported result of the
poll, said he still thinks his can
didate can win without a runoff.
The standings were figured by
projecting likely votes of some
24 per cent undecided voters.
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People who know me know that I say and do what I consider to be right. And
being right does not always wear a Party Label.
I have known GEORGE HENDRY for many years and I know him to be Honest,
Sincere and Capable. He can bring to all the people of the First District the kind
of Representation in Washington they so desperately need.
I z m proud to say -By George,
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Congress in the Democratic Primary Sept. 14th
LET GEORGE DO IT!
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' beginning tn move.’’ he said,
। “and enough of the undecideds’
I will swing to us to put us in
; without a runoff.’’
RESULTS of the poll brought
few surprises to most political
observers—including the report
that Rep. Callaway is ahead of
all of the Democrats.
Gray and Maddox had been
; figured to be in a neck-and-neck
contest for the No. 2 spot, and
' this is what the poll showed,
with Maddox ahead by a per
centile point.
House Speaker Smith similar
-1 ly has known all along he had
an uphill fight against Lt. Gov.
Geer, hoping to overcome him
through big wins in urban areas.
A recent poll in DeKalb County
indicated Smith leads there, 54.9
per cent to 42.3 per cent for
Geer, with the third man, Rep.
Randall Bedgood, 2.8 per cent.
Mr. Arnall told a group of
civic leaders here Monday that
his “first administration was
completely free of any hint of
scandal, dishonesty or corrup
tion” and if elected this time
“again we will have an adminis
tration free from any wrongdo-
ing ”
The candidate spoke to a
hrcaLast meeting ot metropoli
tan K-wanis clubs at the Howard
John on motel on North Druid
Hills Road.
“No matter what the critics ;
said about Ellis Arnall," he
said, “they never accused him
or his administration of any I
wrongdoing. When I am gov
ernor again, we will have an
■administration free from any
wrongdoing.”
Meanwhile. Slate Sen. Jimmy
Carter, another of six Demo
cratic gubernatorial candidates,
charged Monday that an oppo
nent, Arnall, has “an intent I
to build his own political ma
chine even if it wrecks the
State Merit System.”
IN A STATEMENT prepared
for release, Carter said that
Arnall has publicly promised
to fire two major state depart
ment heads and has told pri
vate meetings that he will re
place “thousands of state em
ployes."
“He gave himself away,” Car
ter said, “when he vowed to^i^
miss Public Safety Director
Lowell Conner and publically
stated that he would replace
him with someone ‘loyal’ to
him.”
Carter’s statement said, “No
state employe can feel secure
with a candidate like this.”
The second state official Car
ter referred to is apparently
State Highway Director Jim L.
Gillis Sr., who Arnall has said
should be replaced by a profes
sional engineer.
THE 41-YEAR-OLD Plains
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senator said Arnall, a former
governor, has told private
groups he intends to fire many
state employes and replace
them with Arnall supporters.
“We've had direct reports
from these meetings and it is
' clear that Arnall plans a whole
sale firing of state employes
j if he is elected,” Carter’s state
i ment said.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lane re
turned home Sunday from
Washington, D. C. where they
spent a week with their son, C.
W., Jr. who is in Walter Reed
Hospital. He was seriously
. wounded in Viet Nam while on
I combat duty with the United
States Army about three weeks
ago.
They report that Charles is
doing as well as can be expect
ed due to his condition, but he
is in good spirits and is now
talking about coming home.
Mrs. H. M. Halcombe and
son, Raymond, of Savannah and
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Williams
of Cumming, Ga. were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Waters
Sunday afternoon.
Frienas and relatives will re
gret to learn that Mrs. Maggie
Sims is a patient in the Bulloch
County Hospital where she is
undergoing tests and observa
tion.
ON MEDICARE
The first few days of Medicare
has not made any noticeable
rush by the elderly to the
nation’s hospitals. Robert M.
Bair, commissioner of social
security, made this report after
a survey of 200 representative
hospitals.
Pvt. Joseph D. Futch
Completes 8 Weeks
Police Training
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (AH
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Futch, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly R. Futch, Pembroke, Ga.,
completed eight weeks of mili
tary police training at Fort
Carson, Colo., July 25.
Private Futch was trained in
civil and military law, traffic
control, map reading, prisoner- i
of-war control and self-defense, j
Temporary duty at Fort Car- i
son, Colo.
Spending a few days with his
parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Kyle
D. Smith were Kyle D. Smith, '
Jr. and family from Calhoun, ’
Ga. Also visiting them was
their grandson Russell from ;
Savannah.
Just How Much Federal
Aid To Education??
Just how much of the nation’s education
bill does the federal government pay?
There is a great deal of smoke obscuring
the facts of federal aid to education, due in part
to the quality of recently enacted legislation in
the field.
The fact is, federal money pays only eight
per cent of the country’s support of its educa
tional system. During the 1965-66 school year,
local owners of real and personal property in
the nation paid 53 per cent of the cost of public
education; states contributed 39 per cent.
State Superintendent of Schools Jack P.
Nix in a recent appearance before the Senate
Sub-Committee on Constitutional Rights told the
legislators that “local sources in 1964-65 con
tributed 30 per cent, state sources 63.9 per cent,
and federal sources 6.1 per cent of the cost of
financing education in Georgia.” In 1965-66, the
Elementary and secondary Education Act added
S4O million to Georgia federal education funds,
boosting the percentage total to an estimated
12 per cent in 1965-66
An avalanche of federal aid to education
has poured federal tax dollars by the billions
into local elementary, high and vocational
schools, colleges and universities. Congress has
enacted 24 pieces of education legislation in the
past three years. Each has enacted 24 pieces
of education legislation in the past three years.
Each has had attached to it categories and condi
tions to "insure that these funds are spent in
an efficient and prudent manner,” according to
U. S. Commissioner Harold Howe, II But, says
President Lyndon Johnson, “the final decisions,
the last responsibility, tne ultimate control, must
and will always rest with the local communities.”
Georgia has consistently been among the
states which have used their federal funds “ef
ficiently and prudently”. The state has been cited
by federal education officials for doing so.
In administration of one of the largest
federal aid to education programs ever passed,
Georgia is among the top 10 states in efficient
and effective use of the funds. Under the Ele
mentary and Secondary -Education Act of 1965,
Title I, which provides opportunity for dis
advantaged children, Georgia had used 97 per
cent of its entitlement as of June 1, 1966 Only
one other southern state had as good a record —
Florida, which used 99 per cent of its funds.
Under another provision of the same bill,
Title V, which awards money for strengthening
State Departments of Education, “Georgia rates
among the top 6 to 10 per cent in its ability to
carry out — projects.” Dr Kenneth Parsley,
USOF program officer in the Division of State
Agency Cooperation, told State Department of
Education officials at an Executive Development
Seminar in Athens: “In many instances states
are using funds just for sending staff away to
college. Georgia is putting much emphasis on
the role of the administrator and problem solving,
which is not a common approach, and may do
more in the long run to elevate the aspirations of
its staff.”
Just what does the federal government’s
contribution do for education in Georgia? Here
is a capsule view of the programs under which
the state receives cash payments for education:
Smith . Hughes Act (Vocational Education)
— Passed in 1917, this act marked the beginning
of federal support to vocational education Its
funds are used for support to vocational educa
tion. Its funds are used for support of agricultural
education, home economics, trade and industrial
education, and the training of teachers in those
subjects. In fiscal 1965 Georgia received $172,456
under this bill, and $386,808 under the George-
Barden Act,, passed in 1946. The latter extends the
Smith Hughes Act-and adds funds for administra
tion, vocational guidance and training in distribu
tive occupations
Vocational Education Act of 1963 — Pro
vides (1) matching grants to public schools and
improve area vocational and technical schools;
(2) funds for construction and improvement of
vocational and technical education in specialized
high schools, in high school departments provid
ing education in five or more occupational fields,
and in technical or vocational schools; (3) voca
tional research and demonstraion funds to univer
sities and state and local education agencies; (4)
grants to state education agencies to finance work
and study porgrams associated with local or area
vocational and technical education. Under this act
and under the National Defense Education Act
provisions for vocational education, Georgia re
ceived $8,182,221 in 1965.
Manpower Development and Training —
Enacted in 1962 and amended in 1963 and 1965.
this act authorizes skill training for the unem
ployed and underemployed who cannot reason
ably be expected to secure full-time employment
without such training. Georgia’s share: $1,104,007
in fiscal 1965 In addition, the state received $2,800
under occupational training provisions of the Area
Redevelopment Act.
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Use The Old Reliable
Higher Education Facilities Act — Passed
in 1963, this act provides grants for construction
or improvement costs for classrooms, libraries,
and laboratories on campuses of public commun
ity colleges and technical institutes; public and
private non-profit universities and colleges and
cooperative graduate centers; and undergraduate
facilities. Georgia received a total of $9,825.-
677 in i<*<;
Land Grant Colleges — Created by the Mor
rill Act of 1862, land grant colleges now number
68 in the U. S. Original support came from fed
eral grants to each state of 30,000 acres of fed
erally owned land for each senator and rep
resentative in Congress in 1860. Now they receive
federal grants for instruction and facilities in
certain subjects, and for specialized teacher train
ing. Georgia’s 1965 share was $293,723
Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Edu
cation — Georgia, $1,867,223. ($5,277 has been
repaid.)
Library Services and Construction — Pro
vides funds for books, other library materials,
in-service training, staff, construction, expansion,
remodeling and alteration of library buildings.
Georgia received $533,829 for services and $714,375
for construction in 1965
Strengthening School Instruction (Title HI,
NDEA) — Funds under this bill may be used to
purchase equipment and materials to strengthen
instruction in science, mathematics, modem
foreign languages and other critical subjects, and
for minor remodeling. Georgia’s share in 1965
was $2,544,133
Aid to Schools in Federally Affected Areas—
Under this bill, payments are made to school
districts experiencing substantial increases in
enrollments over a two- year period because of
nearby federal projects or activities. Georgia re
ceived in 1965, $7,967,592 for maintenance and
operation and $4,276,920 for construction.
Language and Area Studies and Institutes
for Advanced Study — These funds provide for
modern language and area centers at colleges
and universities, postdoctoral and graduate fel
lowships, undergraduate stipends, and a program
of research and studies to Improve language
teaching and learning. Georgia’s share: $526,-
138 in 1965.
Guidance, Counseling and Testing (NDEA)—
Helps provide guidance, counseling and testing
by qualified school counselors in an effort to
identify dropouts early. In 1956, Georgia received
$957,009
Educational Media Research — Promotes
intensive research designed to harness modern
communications for improved teaching. For
Georgia, $243,231 in 1965.
Training Teachers of the Handicapped
Grants to state institutions for research and
demonstration to prepare teachers and other per
sonnel in the education of the handicapped Geor
gia received $373,380 in 1965
Cooperative Research — $140,814 was award
ed Georgia for research centers and laboratories
and cooperative research in the arts, humanities
and curriculum.
Equal Educational Opportunities (Civil
Rights Act) — Funds are used for training in
stitutes to improve the ability of teachers and
other personnel to deal effectively with special
educational problems occasioned by school de
segregation. Georgian share: $71,002.
Cuban Refugee Assistance (Student Loans
for Education) — Georgia: $64,475.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act-
Title I (Educationally Disadvantaged) $37,342,341
Title IT (School Library and Instructional Re
source?) $2,174,706. Title 111 (Supplemenary Edu
cational Centers) $1,663,178 Title V (Strengthen
ing State Departments of Education) $327,963
(FY 1966 allotment), plus $373,423 (FY 1966 al
lotment for administration and supervision of
Title I).
Community Services and Continuing Edu
cation — $206,196 These funds aid institutions of
higher education to undertake programs of com
munity services and expanded continuing educa
tion, especially in metropolitan areas. Amount
quoted is FY 1966 appropriation.
Assistance to College Students (Higher Edu
cation Act Loans and Opportunity Grants, and
the Work - Study Program) — $3,784,123 (loans
and grants. FY 1966 appropriation; Work-Study,
FY 1965 obligations.)
Civil Defense Education — $86,161.
Graduate Fellowships — Georgia: $852,200
Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction
— $252,140. These funds are for use by colleges
in purchasing modern teaching equipment and
materials. (FY 1966 estimated allocation.)
National School Lunch Act — Cash pay
ments for fiscal 1966, when all claims are paid,
will amount to $6,048,199. Special milk funds
will add $1,324,062, and special assistance, $86,629.
In addition, the state receives from $8 to $lO
million annually in donated foods from the federal
government, and another $8 million in surplus
properties.